Coxhoe Primary School

We want all children at Coxhoe Primary School to get the most out of their education, and attending school regularly is an important part of your child’s education. We are here to support you if there are barriers which prevent your child consistently accessing school. Having a good education will help to give your child the best possible start in life.  Poor school attendance means that your child misses key aspects of their sequence of learning and it can also impact on their social needs and development. Promoting and supporting good attendance at school is essential to learning and attainment.

Our attendance lead is Miss Armstrong with the support of Mrs Taylor, Miss Topping and Miss Turner. If you have any concerns regarding your child's attendance, please get in touch with Miss Armstrong either via the school email or via the office. We are always here to help. 

Click on the link below for our Attendance Policy

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Please note, we ask for leave of absence form to be submitted four weeks before the date of request starts. 

LOA Letter

LOA Form

You can support regular school attendance by:

• Making sure your child leaves for school early enough to arrive at school on time
• Supporting and encouraging your child by attending parent’s evenings and other events
• Contacting the school to discuss any concerns regarding your child’s attendance
• Working in partnership with us to resolve any issues that are impacting on your child’s attendance
• Making any medical appointments outside of school hours whenever possible
• Not taking your child out of school for holidays in term time or for other unnecessary reasons

Rewarding good attendance:

Each week the class with the highest percentage attendance overall gets 5 minutes extra playtime and 10 whole class dojos. All other classes over 96% also get 10 whole class dojos. We like to see as many classes as possible over 96%. Our highest so far is 9 out of 12 classes! Each child that has 100% attendance will go into a drawer to receive a special golden ticket.

Working together to improve school attendance

The document below is the parent part from the government document all schools base their attendance policies on. It provides key information about parental responsibilities.